Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainThe nearest high school to Electoral Area H, Nanaimo is 19 km away
In or within 3 km of the town: 2 elementary schools, and no high school. 0 of its 2 schools with results sit in the top two fifths in British Columbia.
High schools within reach of Electoral Area H, Nanaimo
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Within 15 km of the town there is no secondary school at all.
How Electoral Area H, Nanaimo’s schools do on BC’s assessments
The Foundation Skills Assessment in Grades 4 and 7 and first-time graduation: each school against every school in BC.
Its School Grade is A: it compares these results with the other towns of the province.
The area’s schools by fifth of the province
Each school’s band is the average of its measures’ fifths. The mark shows an even fifth of the area’s schools.
| Measure | Schools | Middle here | British Columbia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 literacy (FSA score) | 2 | 465 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 2 | 493 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 2 | 467 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 2 | 462 | 454 |
On Grade 4 numeracy the area runs ahead, 493 against 472 in British Columbia. 1 measures above the provincial middle, 0 below, out of 4.
Every school’s results (2)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| John Howitt ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 467 · G4 numeracy 502 · G7 literacy 460 · G7 numeracy 473 | Middle fifth |
| Bowser ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 463 · G4 numeracy 485 · G7 literacy 474 · G7 numeracy 452 | Middle fifth |
BC Ministry of Education and Child Care: FSA 2021/22 to 2025/26 (the latest year with a value) and first-time Grade 12 graduation; masked where groups are small; resident students only. Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
Where the 2 schools in and around Electoral Area H, Nanaimo are
Each pin is a school, coloured by the system that runs it, sized by its students where the province publishes them.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Electoral Area H, Nanaimo
The language each school teaches in, against every school in British Columbia.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in British Columbia.
All teach in the province’s majority language; none in French.
Section 23 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms gives French-speaking parents the right to French-language schooling for their children, through the French-language boards.
Who runs Electoral Area H, Nanaimo’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
They belong to one system, every one English public.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Which of the 2 boards runs which school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
Among 2 boards, SD 69 Qualicum leads with 1.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| SD 69 QualicumBowser | English public | 1 |
| SD 70 Pacific RimJohn Howitt | English public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Electoral Area H, Nanaimo
The neighbourhood school
Attendance zones do the sorting here. Inside the zone a child is in; outside it, the answer turns on how full the school is.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 2 schools in and around Electoral Area H, Nanaimo
Towns its size in British Columbia
Places of about the same size and their schools in or within 3 km, largest first.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lochdale | 7,463 | 36 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| … | ||||
| Electoral Area F, Cariboo | 5,016 | 6 | 0 | 25 km |
| Cumberland | 4,974 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| Electoral Area F, North Okanagan | 4,969 | 7 | 0 | 6.1 km |
| Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap | 4,829 | 6 | 0 | 7.3 km |
| Electoral Area H, Nanaimo | 4,815 | 2 | 0 | 19 km |
| Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George | 4,802 | 3 | 0 | 10 km |
| Central Okanagan | 4,784 | 12 | 0 | 11 km |
| Electoral Area B, Nanaimo | 4,702 | 1 | 0 | 8.4 km |
| Douglas | 4,555 | 13 | 0 | 4.1 km |
| … | ||||
| Electoral Area C, Strathcona | 2,981 | 4 | 0 | 7.5 km |
88 of 99 similar towns count more schools. A school in French is nearby in 22 towns of 100.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Electoral Area H, Nanaimo
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area H, Nanaimo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 km |
| Electoral Area F, Alberni-Clayoquot 18 km | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2.3 km |
| Qualicum Beach 19 km | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 km |
| Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot 19 km | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5.4 km |
The busiest neighbour is Electoral Area F, Alberni-Clayoquot, with 12 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Elementary and secondary come from the grades each school offers; a school offering both counts as all-grade.
- Which schools count. Schools inside Electoral Area H, Nanaimo and those within 3 km of its outline: a family nearby would weigh them all.
- Bands, not ranks. FSA scores and first-time graduation are placed by fifths among BC’s schools; international fee-paying students aren’t counted.
- What isn’t here. Ontario’s private schools aren’t in the open list; no province publishes inspection grades.
- Boards and systems. Public schools belong to English and French-language boards (or districts); independent schools run themselves.
- The year. The open list of 2025/26.
Questions about schools in Electoral Area H, Nanaimo
How many schools are there in Electoral Area H, Nanaimo?
1 are inside the town itself and 1 lie within 3 km of its edge.
Is there a French-language school in Electoral Area H, Nanaimo?
None within 3 km of Electoral Area H, Nanaimo. The French-language board serves it from schools further off.
Which boards run the schools in Electoral Area H, Nanaimo?
SD 69 Qualicum (1) and SD 70 Pacific Rim (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How do I get a place at a school in Electoral Area H, Nanaimo?
The board’s school locator gives the designated school; registration is with the board or the school.
Sources: BC Ministry of Education and Child Care, K-12 school list 2025/26 (Open Government Licence – British Columbia) · map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).